Asia

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said Beijing 2022 is off to a “fast start” in its preparations for the 2022 winter Olympic Games, adding that it is confident that China will provide access to an uncensored internet during the event.

World Rugby has sealed what it claims is an innovative partnership with the Dentsu agency to aid the marketing of Japan’s staging of the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has expressed its full confidence that PyeongChang will deliver a “great” winter Olympic Games in 2018, but has said legacy planning and promotion of the event remain key concerns.

A lucrative new table tennis league for the Asia-Pacific region will launch next year, it has been confirmed.

Lee Kee-heung has today (Wednesday) seen off the claims of four rival candidates to be elected as the new president of the Korean Olympic Committee (KOC), with just over a year remaining until the country hosts the winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in PyeongChang.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has opted to reject some of the Supreme Court's key recommendations aimed at major reform of the powerful organisation, a move that could lead to sanctions from the country's highest judicial body.

The bicycle is making a comeback in China and opportunities for sports properties are emerging as the government tries to promote cycling and take polluting cars off the roads. Mark Dreyer reports.

The Japanese government today (Friday) approved a $1.5bn (€1.3bn) contract for the main Olympic stadium in Tokyo for the 2020 Games, paving the way for construction work on the delayed project to begin in December.

With the signing of a strategic alliance, the European and Asian Tours hope they can create new opportunities for sponsors and widen media exposure. However, both are downplaying the chances of a joint brand.

The general secretary of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has said the body will leave the restructuring of Indian club football in the hands of the sport’s governing body in the country, the All India Football Federation (AIFF).

When it comes to international development, few sports properties have been as pro-active and persistent as the NBA. SportBusiness International asked two expert but independent observers of the competition to reflect on its successes and the challenges facing the league.

Sports sponsorship expert Misha Sher, head of sport and entertainment EMEA for MediaCom, thinks the NBA represents a compelling opportunity for sponsors – but there are areas where he thinks it could improve.

A Tokyo government panel has urged the organising committee for the Japanese capital’s staging of the 2020 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games to relocate some of the venues for the multi-sport event after warning that costs of hosting could soar to over 3 trillion yen (€25.8bn/$29bn).

A Tokyo government panel reviewing the cost of the Japanese capital’s hosting of the 2020 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games has said that more venues could be moved out of the city to help save money.

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has opted to switch its Asian Beach Games multi-sport event to a four-year cycle and introduced a rule to cap the number of athletes from the same country that can compete in individual events.

Elections to decide three Asian members of the Fifa Council, a new body that has replaced football’s global governing body’s Executive Committee, have been postponed after a number of officials opted not to vote.

English Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur has become the latest team to launch a development initiative in China as part of a wider move to boost the game at grassroots level across the Asian country.

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has awarded hosting rights for the 2026 edition of its Asian Games multi-sport event to the Japanese city of Nagoya and the Aichi prefecture.